[November 17, 2009] Luxtera Unveils Latest 40G AOC Tweet Nov 18, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Luxtera, a provider of Silicon CMOS Photonics, announced at SC09 the debut of its low power, 40G Active Optical Cable (AOC), Blazar. Stating that it leads the industry as the lowest power AOC on the market, Luxtera reported that the new Blazar utilizes over 30 percent less energy than competing products, improving overall data center power consumption and thermal efficiency. Low power Blazar also incorporates Intrusion Detection and Protection (IDP) features, which provide data centers with the security necessary to maintain data integrity. Underscoring its new advanced offerings, Blazar was selected to serve as the cabling solution backbone for SCinet, the world's fastest network, at this year's SC09 conference. Low power Blazar transceivers operate at less than 20mW/Gbps, well below power consumption of traditional multimode VCSEL optics, thus reducing heat dissipation, operating expenses and the carbon footprint of data centers. By combining CMOS Photonics technology and single-mode fiber, low power Blazar maintains a low price point while simultaneously supporting long reach connectivity of over 4,000 meters. Its high level of reliability and design flexibility make the low power AOC an ideal interconnect for High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters and high density applications such as blade servers. "Our highly-integrated 40Gbps switch systems and switch blades are providing data centers with the computing power and density required for HPC and scaled data center applications, but with density come distance, power consumption and thermal design challenges," said Shai Rephaeli, vice president of product engineering at Mellanox Technologies. "Low power optical solutions, such as Luxtera's low power Blazar, solve these challenges by minimizing power consumption while providing benefits in distance, weight and flexibility." "With the introduction of the industry's lowest power connectivity option for data centers, we continue to lead the market in innovation and high performance solutions," said Marek Tlalka, vice president of marketing for Luxtera. "The addition of IDP features to our products emphasizes the advantages of Silicon Photonics optoelectronic integration and its ability to add innovative features without adding cost. Luxtera will continue to enhance our Silicon Photonics technology platform to further reduce interconnect power consumption and expand features to maintain this technological lead." ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]